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No Public Buses in Pinar del Rio, Cuba until Further Notice

The only vehicles providing a little service in the province are the electric tricycle fleet, which meet only a small fraction of demand.

Gangs armed with knives and pipes wait for cars, and when they slow down, they pounce on them.

Instead of addressing the direct causes of the farm sector’s low productivity, the authorities continue to promote centralized structures.

The official did not say where they could get the inputs they need, but he did recommend that his local subordinates “demand compliance”.

The procession, which a few years ago had a certain festive and merry touch, was this time more introverted and circumspect.

Faced with the decline in visitors from Canada and Europe, the Government tries to attract more Russians and Mexican tourists.

In recent months, we have seen numerous reports about Cuban government officials, or their close relatives, attempting to enter the USA.

August undoubtedly brought positive change with the the entry into operation of a desalinizing plant. Construction had begun five years ago.

“The ‘chemical’ is cheaper than a soft drink,” says an outraged Alberto Turis Betancourt.

Amid increased poverty, a migratory exodus, and greater repression against dissent, the term resurfaces in the government’s public discourse.